It is hoped that, as data collection evolves, certain data items, such as personal data, (i.e., date of birth, race, occupation) will only need to be collected at time of entry into a health care plan or to be updated on an annual basis, to reduce the burden of data collection. Blue Cross of California, Health Policy and Analysis, William J. Hayden, DDS, MPH California Health Information for Policy Project, Nancy J. Kennedy, Dr.P.H. Data quality is a perennial issue. These same data bases are being used to provide input to Federal surveys such as the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NCHS) and the Hospital Cost and Utilization Project (AHCPR). NYLCare Health Plans, Inc. Eugene Stanton Which of the following data elements is unique to UACDS A. Ronald Carlson Standardized coding schemes, such as the Census Bureau's Alphabetical Listing of Occupation and Industry and the Standardized Occupation and Industry Coding (SOIC) software developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, should be reviewed. State of Washington Department of Health, Maria Rey The MDS system collects data on the physical, psychological, and psychosocial functioning of all residents of long-term facilities certified by Medicare or Used in the National Health Interview Survey and many other studies, this item has been shown to be predictive of morbidity, mortality, and future health care use, when collected in a general interview type of setting. Department of Veterans Affairs, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, Mary Dufour State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Kathryn Huntley Participating organizations included: Although Committee members were aware in a general way of ongoing standards developments activities, this session focused on the need for action being required now and in the near future if the health care community is to obtain and maintain a presence as data standards are developed and finalized. Children's Memorial Hospital, Ernest J. Sessa There are data items, such as health status and functional status, that are considered crucial elements, but for which substantial additional evaluation and testing must be undertaken to reach consensus on standardized content and definition. American Medical Association, LaVerne D. Knezek, Ph.D. The NCVHS recommends continued monitoring of provider practices with regard to coding and revision of these recommendations if current guidelines continue to be ignored. In addition, the usefulness of both current/most recent occupation and industry as well as the addition of usual or longest held occupation and industry must be evaluated. American Association of Retired Persons, Peg Douglas The elements described in this section refer to information collected on enrollment or at an initial visit to a health care provider or institution. It is the expectation of the Committee that the health care field will find these recommended data elements to be fundamentally important for any collection of person and health care encounter data and will consider these elements and standardized definitions for inclusion in their data collection efforts wherever possible. Food and Drug Administration, Mary Devereaux Hutton, R.N., M.P.H. 17-23. Qualifier for Other Diagnoses (inpatient), 28. Health Care Financing Administration. Permanente Medical Group No EP studies. Where can the Uhdds data elements be found? (Currently approximately 40 states collect health data on inpatient hospital stays.) HHS, Agency for Health Care Policy Research, Ctr for Cost and Financing Studies. Problems could arise from adding and modifying data items and definitions too frequently. This element is currently collected on the HCFA 1500 form. To transmit electronic data C. To create a process for transmitting data to external users D. These data assist in the examination of disparities in stage of illness, care, and outcome, some of which have been documented in the past among racial and ethnic groups. 4. Birth Weight of Newborn (inpatient) - The specific birth weight of the newborn, recorded in grams. Multiple responses are possible. The elements described in this section refer to information related to a specific health care encounter and are collected at the time of each encounter. Abbreviation is mostly used in categories: Health Flashcard Care Medical Technology. What is a list of recommended data elements with uniform definitions that are relevant for a particular use? However, there is some evidence that the number of interracial marriages is accelerating. Data Criteria (QDM Data Elements) Supplemental Data Elements Risk Adjustment Variables Population Criteria Initial Population AND Age > 65 year(s) at "Measurement Period" AND Much of the required information can be located on the patients face sheet. The Committee encourages the Department and its partners to give high priority to conducting evaluation and testing on such elements and also seeks to alert organizations developing standards or data sets to leave place holders for their inclusion. The Committee's efforts, first in the area of inpatient hospital data (the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set or UHDDS) and later in the area of ambulatory care (the Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set or UACDS) have moved the country in the direction of achieving comparability in the health data collected by federal agencies, states, localities and the private sector, as well as in the international community. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The collection of information on medications is crucial to understanding the health care encounter and the services provided to a patient. Admission Date (inpatient)- Year, month, and day of admission as currently recommended in the UHDDS and by ANSI ASC X12. A listing of all participants in the two meetings as well as those who provided written responses at any point in the process is found in appendix E. The Committee reviewed all of the input received from the hearings, meetings, letters and other communications. The draft listing was again disseminated in early April 1996 (see appendix F) to the original mailing list and especially to those who had provided earlier assistance. Also, describe, to the extent possible, the provision of drugs and biologicals, supplies, appliances and equipment. . In some situations, it is possible that a free-form narrative will be collected in place of the codes, to be coded at a later point. 32. Dave Baldridge Congress of the United States, Vicki Hohner 3 is required; however NCVHS strongly advocates a single procedure classification for inpatient and ambulatory care. UACDS Data Elements Data Element Definition/Descriptor Provider identification, address, type of practice Place of encounter Reason for encounter Diagnostic services Problem, diagnosis, or assessment Therapeutic services Preventive services Disposition Provider identification: Include the full name of the provider as well as the National Provider Identifier (NPI). Condition(s) should be recorded to the highest documented level of specificity. NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance, Yvonne Senturia, M.D., M.Sc. Illinois Department of Public Aid, Amanda Attridge Henson The ever-expanding sites of care, combined with the increasing use of electronic data, make it imperative that all health data collection activities, where possible, utilize standardized data elements and definitions. Center for Mental Health Services, Corinne Kirchner, Ph.D. 35. Promoting the standardization of health information has been a consistent and defining Committee activity for 25 years. Updates of activities in each of the agencies are presented to the Committee on a regular basis. Thus to meet the needs for standardized data, movement must be made toward standardized definitions for those data sets that are already in use, and for an increased use of standardized data elements and definitions by those data collection efforts for which no current standardized data sets exist. Office of Inspector General. In August 1994, the Department recognized the National Committee's unique history in promoting standardization of health information when it asked the Committee to provide information and advice that will help maximize the utility of core person and encounter data for meeting the Department's responsibilities. UNIFORM AMBULATORY CARE DATA SET. The UACDS is a recommended set, not a mandatory one. Where can the Uhdds data elements be found? A second study is currently underway, one which will investigate core data elements in common use in data sets on persons with disability and/or persons receiving long term care. HHS, CDC, NIOS&H - ALOSH, Division of Safety Research, Kris Haltmeyer Uniform hospital discharge data set (UHDDS). MPH Most organizations were supportive in wanting to 'get on board' with standardized data elements. Health Care Financing Administration, Christine Rice However, there was no clear-cut listing of mutually exclusive encounter locations or definitions to draw upon. Review state-of-the-art of widely used core data sets in the United States and other countries (including coding and formatting features that allow for flexibility); ANSI (American National Standards Institute). The Committee recognizes the importance and desirability of linking services with diagnoses, wherever feasible. 10. Birch & Davis Health Management Corporation, Inc. George F. Grob Provide stable resources to the project to establish an interagency work group, with DHSS taking the lead, to work with the key standards-setting organizations in the area of core health data elements. However, identifiers are commonly removed when a data set is provided outside of a facility, such as to a state health data organization. There are data items, such as health status and functional status, that are considered crucial elements, but for which substantial additional study and evaluation must be undertaken to reach consensus on standardized content and definition. Four digits are recommended for the discharge year. APHA American Public Health Association, Katherine M. McCormack HRSA, Bureau of Primary Care, Mary Reister At the very minimum, there need to be "place holders" provided to standards organizations to inform them that certain data elements are critical elements, even when the specific format of the items is currently undecided. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, David W. Emmons, Ph.D. 15. Significant medical procedures performed. 16. Health Care Practitioner Specialty* - As part of the NPI/NPF system, HCFA has identified a very detailed list of specialties for health care practitioners. https://www.health-improve.org/what-is-uacds-in-healthcare/ NYLCare Health Plans, Inc. Andrew Webber To transmit electronic data C. To create a process for transmitting data to external users D. Describe each data set . Race and ethnicity 04a. Elliot M. Stone, M.V.C. Mayo Medical School, F. Lawrence Clare, M.D., M.P.H. Illinois Department of Public Health, Michael T. Lundberg, B.S. The Committee's intent is not to specify a data set for mandated external reporting; not every element may be needed in a specific collection effort, and these data elements do not represent all of the important data items that are collected in the field or needed for specific applications. Lovassen chapter 24 Case Scenarios 5.The patient was assaulted by an unknown assailant and had stab wounds (lacerations) to the chest and neck. Date of Birth 4 digits for year of birth but 3 digits are adequate to capture the century Sex Male Race Ethnicity The State of California has tested the use of a series of data items that are readily known by individuals and which can be combined to link data. Sex, age, and race of the patient. The currently recommended coding instrument is the ICD-9-CM. Operating Clinician Identification (inpatient) 1/, 23. These include the review and implementation of core data elements and definitions within departmental data collection activities; formation of public-private work groups to assist in promulgating data elements for which consensus has been reached or for undertaking additional study on critical elements for which there are no standardized definitions. Attending Physician Identification (inpatient) 1/, 22. Georgia Center for Health Information, Patricia K. Miller Although it is best understood in conjunction with a socioeconomic indicator, researchers may gain a better understanding of the trends and impact of care on racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S. In addition, there are some disabilities, such as severe mental illness or blindness, where ADLs and IADLs are not sufficient measures. and is the best alternative to insure the availability of small area data. American Occupational Therapy Association, Kitty Werner If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Patient's Expected Sources of Payment - The following categories are recommended for primary and secondary sources of payment: 40A. Their continuing study is involved with more detailed data elements that relate specifically to the areas of mental heath, substance abuse, and long term care. It was felt that the Committee should consider designing a WEB page on the Internet that could be used for these activities. It is recommended that the year of birth be recorded in four digits to make the data element more reliable for the increasing number of persons of 100 years and older. Thomas P. Gross, M.D., MPH Participation is voluntary, and HCFA, which is funding its development, has been working to get consensus about the kind of system that would be useful. In the early 1990's, it formed an Ad Hoc Work Group on Confidentiality to study issues related to confidentiality, unique personal identifiers and data linkage across time and systems. This term is one that needs study and evaluation before it can be implemented. The major output of this project to date has been the recommendation of core data elements, definitions, vocabulary and classifications. 14. However, recent testimony has led the Committee to investigate this issue further, in light of perceived inadequacies of the SSN (e.g., lack of a check digit, multiple SSN's, etc. 7. These elements are unique to the UACDS. The UHDDS and UACDS have recommended the collection of all charges for procedures and services rendered to the patient during a hospitalization or encounter. This group, or a separate group, could also be the focus for evaluating additions to the list of core data elements and for setting up methods for testing and promulgating the final products. Patient's Stated Reason for Visit or Chief Complaint (outpatient) - Includes the patient's stated reason at the time of the encounter for seeking attention or care. A series of matrices were prepared that arrayed individual data elements in use or proposed for use by different organizations with the type of organization. National Institute of Alcohol, Abuse, and Alcoholism, Benjamin C. Duggar, Sc.D. The NCVHS recognizes the vital importance of maintaining confidentiality and emphasizes that any public use of a unique identifier should be in an encrypted form. The study also found that with the multiracial option there was a considerable decline in percentage terms (approximately 29 percent) of respondents choosing American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut. Some of these included information on health behaviors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption; information on preventive services; language ability; severity of illness indicators; provider certainty of diagnostic information; information to link a mother's and infant's charts; information on readmissions and complications, to mention a few. They currently are not developing a system of categories to accompany the IDs. If a reporting entity is using a different element or definition, explain why their current usage is preferable. Whenever possible, the Committee and participants recommended collecting more detailed information on Asian and Pacific Islanders, as well as persons of Hispanic Origin. 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